China's GDP expands 4.5 pct year on year in Q3

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.5 percent year on year in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Tianjin Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

The growth rate was higher than the second quarter's reading of 4.3 percent, the data showed. The country's economy expanded 4.6 percent year on year in the first three quarters.

The world's second-largest economy generated about 107.11 trillion yuan (about 15.94 trillion U.S. dollars) in output during the January-September period, the data showed.